Border Cook

Chapter 275 Mushroom Stuffed Meat
The three people from Lou Shanzi learned cooking here. The stove is more convenient to use and the seasonings are more complete.

Seeing Xia Mingyue wearing an apron and rolling up her sleeves to scrape fish scales, Lou Shanzi hurried over and said, "Master, do you want to eat fish? I'll make it."

Lou Shanzi's cooking skills have greatly improved, and his learning and research abilities have also improved. The dishes he makes are also very presentable.

"Don't be so attentive." Mrs. Lu stopped him from the side. "If it were a normal day, I would cook a dish for your master if you wanted to, but not today. The commander of the Lu camp is back today, and this dish will only taste good if your master cooks it himself."

Lu joked, and Lou Shanzi and the others laughed and stopped insisting. They just cleared out the stove and prepared all kinds of seasonings for Xia Mingyue to use.

Xia Mingyue became busy.

Scrape the scales and remove the gills of fresh grass carp, kill and clean it, cut cuts on both sides, then add cold oil to a hot pan and fry until both sides are golden brown before removing from the pan.

Cook garlic cloves, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, small red chili peppers and bean paste in a frying pan until fragrant. After the red oil comes out, pour in rice wine, boiling water, sugar and soy sauce. Put the fried fish into the pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Then cook for a cup of tea. Add some balsamic vinegar and cook over high heat until the sauce thickens.

Add some coriander as garnish when the dish is ready. The braised fish with rich color, fragrance and thick soup is ready to be served.

Mix the minced meat with butter, soy sauce, chopped green onion, minced garlic, salt, etc. evenly, stuff it into the mushrooms with the stems removed, then put the minced meat side into the pan and fry for half a cup of tea. When the surface is golden brown, put it on a plate and steam it in a steamer for about a cup of tea.

A lot of soup will seep out of the plate after steaming the mushrooms. Pour out the soup, add water and sweet potato starch, mix evenly, boil until it becomes thick, and pour it on the steamed mushroom meat again.

He stir-fried another lotus root strip, mixed some almond shepherd's purse with a cold salad, took some scallion pancakes from Loushanzi, served two bowls of rice porridge, and started eating.

Xia Mingyue and Lu Qiyan ate dinner alone in the room.

The braised fish is tender and delicious, with a rich flavor and the fragrance of fish. The mushroom stuffed meat is made with plenty of ingredients, and the taste is extremely tender and delicious.

Lu Qiyan was very satisfied with the meal and praised Xia Mingyue's cooking skills.

"When I just came back, I heard my wife and Sister Lu talking about causing trouble or something. But what kind of trouble did they encounter?" Lu Qiyan asked.

"Some time ago, I took out the money I had saved and bought an orchard..." Xia Mingyue told the whole story of Zhang Chunwang going to the orchard to cause trouble and how she bought Zhuang Cui to work for her.

"I guess Zhang Chunwang is a bit pretentious, but to be on the safe side, I'll ask Shopkeeper Ge to find out what's going on."

"Yeah." Lu Qiyan nodded and continued to eat.

The days in spring are getting longer and after dinner it is still not completely dark.

People in the central kitchen started to go home after work, and even people like Lou Shanzi who were learning cooking left one after another.

Lu Qiyan helped Xia Mingyue with some household chores, especially where there was need for heavy work, and he even called Zhuang Cui over to see how skilled she was.

Zhuang Cui knew that Lu Qiyan was a soldier, so she did not dare to neglect him. She showed him the boxing skills she had learned from her father, and even performed a show of breaking bricks with her bare hands to demonstrate her strength.

Lu Qiyan nodded after reading it, "The strength is OK, but the boxing moves are a bit pretentious. It's OK for scaring people, but not very practical. It can be simplified."

After that, Lu Qiyan demonstrated the simplified boxing technique to Zhuang Cui again, and suggested some ways and methods for her to train agility and strength, asking her to practice more every day.

"Thank you, Commander Lu." Zhuang Cui bowed.

Lu Qiyan also bowed in return, "I am not often at home, so I would like to trouble Madam Zhuang to take good care of my wife for me."

His attitude was humble and respectful, and his tone was sincere, which was totally unlike the attitude a master should have towards his servant.

But when she thought that he was doing it for Madam Xia, Zhuang Cui felt relieved and warm, and responded loudly, "Don't worry, Commander Lu, Madam Xia has given me a bite to eat, and I will do my best." Lu Qi Yan nodded, and explained to Zhuang Cui the key points of future training. As the night was getting darker, they went back to their rooms to rest.

After washing up, when Lu Qiyan returned to the room, he saw Xia Mingyue still reading the storybook.

He remembered that when he came back last time, Xia Mingyue was also reading a storybook, and was very engrossed in it. Even though she was very sleepy, she kept flipping through the pages and even fell asleep while reading the storybook.

Then should he consider selecting some storybooks for Xia Mingyue, perhaps something that might appeal to her?
Lu Qiyan thought about it and walked towards his bed. After thinking for a long time, he picked up his quilt and stood in front of Xia Mingyue's kang.

Xia Mingyue noticed it and was startled, "Lu...what happened to my husband?"

Hearing this name, Lu Qiyan's mouth curled up slightly, and then frowned, "I seem to be leaking."

"Water leak?" Xia Mingyue hurriedly got out of bed, put on her shoes and went to check.

It did rain the evening before yesterday.

The spring rain fell for a long time and only stopped at noon yesterday.

At that time, Xia Mingyue and Jiang Zhuguo specially checked every corner of the house to see if there were any leaks on the roof and windows, so that they could hire someone to repair it before the rainy season.

Didn’t you notice that there was water leaking from Lu Qiyan’s kang?

Xia Mingyue held up the oil lamp and examined it carefully.

The kang was clean and not damp at all. The roof and walls were also in good condition and there was no sign of leaking.

"It's not leaking..." Xia Mingyue turned around and asked in confusion.

At this time, Lu Qiyan, who had already got on the kang with the quilt in his arms, was covering himself with the quilt. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Really? Maybe I saw it wrongly. It's getting late. My wife should go to bed early."

Xia Mingyue, "..."

Why do I feel like Lu Qiyan did this on purpose, just to find a random excuse to sleep with her?

Xia Mingyue's eyes rolled around, and then she pretended to be frightened and shouted loudly, "Bugs, there are bugs on the kang!"

Lu Qiyan yawned and turned over, looking indifferent.

Xia Mingyue, "..."

Well, this trick seems to be of no use.

Seeing that sleeping in the same bed was inevitable, Xia Mingyue got on the bed a little awkwardly.

Fortunately, each of them had a quilt, and it was spring, so they were all wearing relatively thick underwear, so they didn't feel too embarrassed.

Xia Mingyue took a long time to finally lie down with difficulty, and then she let out a long breath.

I was struggling over whether to put out the candle on the table. Lu Qiyan beside me said in a deep voice, "I'm a little afraid of the dark, so don't turn off the lights."

call……

Xia Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief, but the corners of her mouth twitched after a moment.